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| President of the Senate: | John N. Garner | ||
| President pro tempore: | Key Pittman | ||
| Speaker of the House: | Joseph W. Byrns, Sr. William B. Bankhead |
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| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| 1st: January 3, 1935 – August 26, 1935 2nd: January 3, 1936 – June 20, 1936 |
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The Seventy-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1937, during the third and fourth years of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fifteenth Census of the United States in 1930. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
Major events
- April 14, 1935: Dust Bowl: The great dust storm hit eastern New Mexico, Colorado, and western Oklahoma
- May 6, 1935: Executive Order 7034 created the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
- May 27, 1935: Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States: the U.S. Supreme Court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional
- June 12, 1935 – June 13, 1935: Senator Huey Long gave the second longest filibuster speech in Senate history up to that time, 15 hours and 30 minutes to retain a provision, opposed by President Franklin Roosevelt, requiring Senate confirmation for the National Recovery Administration's senior employees.[1]
- July 1, 1935: Charles Watkins was appointed as the first officially recognized Parliamentarian.[2]
- September 10, 1935: Senator Huey Long of Louisiana died, the victim of an assassin. Long was shot on September 8.
- March 1, 1936: Construction of Hoover Dam was completed.
- November 3, 1936: General elections
- U.S. presidential election, 1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) was reelected with 60.8% of the vote over Alf Landon (R).
- United States Senate elections, 1936: Democrats gained 5 net seats during the election, and in combination with Democratic and Farmer-Labor interim appointments and the defection of George W. Norris from the Republican Party to become independent, the Republicans were reduced to 16 seats, the most lopsided Senate since Reconstruction.
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1936: Democrats gained twelve more net seats from the Republicans, bringing them above a three-fourths majority. This was the largest majority since Reconstruction. The last time a party won so decisively was in 1866.
- November 25, 1936: Abraham Lincoln Brigade sailed from New York City on its way to the Spanish Civil War
Major legislation
- April 27, 1935: Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, Sess. 1, ch. 85, 49 Stat. 163
- July 5, 1935: National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), Sess. 1, ch. 372, 49 Stat. 449
- August 9, 1935: Motor Carrier Act, Sess. 1, ch. 498, 49 Stat. 546 (renamed part II of the Interstate Commerce Act)
- August 14, 1935: Social Security Act, including Aid to Dependent Children, Old Age Pension Act, Pub.L. 74-271, Sess. 1, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620
- August 26, 1935: Public Utility Act (including: Title I: Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, Title II: Federal Power Act), Sess. 1, ch. 687, 49 Stat. 803
- August 30, 1935: Revenue Act of 1935, Sess. 1, ch. 829, 49 Stat. 1014
- August 31, 1935: Neutrality Act of 1935, Sess. 1, ch. 837, 49 Stat. 1081
- February 29, 1936: Neutrality Act of 1936, Sess. 2, ch. 106, 49 Stat. 1153
- May 20, 1936: Rural Electrification Act, Sess. 2, ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363
- June 15, 1936: Commodities Exchange Act, Sess. 2, ch. 545, 49 Stat. 1491
- June 19, 1936: Robinson Patman Act, Sess. 2, ch. 592, 49 Stat. 1526
- June 22, 1936: Flood Control Act of 1936, Pub.L. 74-738, Sess. 2, ch. 688
- June 29, 1936: Merchant Marine Act, Sess. 2, ch. 250, 49 Stat. 1985
- June 30, 1936: Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act, Sess. 2, ch. 881, 49 Stat. 2036`
Party summary
Senate
| Party | Members |
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| Democrats | 69 |
| Republicans | 25 |
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| Progressive | 1 |
| Total | 96 |
House
| Party | Members |
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| Democrats | 322 |
| Republicans | 103 |
| Progressive | 7 |
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| Total | 435 |
Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners
Leaders
Contents: Senate: Majority (D), Minority (R) • House: Majority (D), Minority (R)
Senate
- President of the Senate:[4] John N. Garner (D)
- President pro tempore: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority leader: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Assistant majority leader (Majority whip): Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority leader: Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
- Assistant Minority leader (Minority whip): Data unknown or missing. (You can help!)
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Joseph W. Byrns (D), died June 4, 1936
- William B. Bankhead (D), elected June 4, 1936
Majority (Democratic) Leadership
- Majority leader:
- William B. Bankhead, until June 4, 1936
- John J. O'Connor
- Majority whip: Patrick J. Boland
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Edward T. Taylor
Minority (Republican) Leadership
- Minority leader: Bertrand H. Snell
- Minority whip: Harry L. Englebright
- Republican Conference Chair: Frederick R. Lehlbach
Members
Senate
Senators are popularly elected statewide every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.
House of Representatives
The names of members are preceded by their district numbers.
| Section contents: Alabama — Arizona —Arkansas — California — Colorado — Connecticut — Delaware — Florida — Georgia — Idaho — Illinois — Indiana — Iowa — Kansas — Kentucky — Louisiana — Maine — Maryland — Massachusetts — Michigan — Minnesota — Mississippi — Missouri — Montana — Nebraska — Nevada — New Hampshire — New Jersey — New Mexico — New York — North Carolina — North Dakota — Ohio — Oklahoma — Oregon — Pennsylvania — Rhode Island — South Carolina — South Dakota — Tennessee — Texas — Utah — Vermont — Virginia — Washington — West Virginia — Wisconsin — Wyoming — Non-voting members |
Changes of Membership
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- Joseph W. Byrns (D), died June 4, 1936
- 1. Francis B. Condon (D), resigned January 10, 1935
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- Charles Risk (R), elected August 6, 1935
Employees
Senate
- Parliamentarian[2]: Charles Watkins
House
- Clerk: South Trimble
- Doorkeeper: Joseph J. Sinnott
- Postmaster: Finis E. Scott
- Sergeant at Arms: Kenneth Romney
- Chaplain: James Shera Montgomery - Methodist
References
- ^ "Huey Long Filibusters". senate.gov. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Huey_Long_Filibusters.htm.
- ^ a b "First Official Parliamentarian". senate.gov. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_Official_Parliamentarian.htm.
- ^ http://www.ssa.gov/history/1930.html
- ^ The Vice President of the United States serves as the President of the Senate. See U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 3, Clause 4
- Party divisions, via senate.gov
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